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Bama fans are hitting the stores in droves to buy championship merchandise and that means big bucks for those who carry it

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Posted: Jan 9, 2018 4:32 PM CDT

Updated: Jan 9, 2018 4:35 PM CDT

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1/1IMG_0580 Show Caption Hide Caption Alabama fan Regina Gibbs-Lewis has a long shopping list when it comes to National Championship swag. “I got t-shirts going out to Virginia, I got t-shirts going to Birmingham, I got t-shirts going to Anderson, Indiana,” said Gibbs-Lewis. And she’s not alone. “Today I’m buying three shirts for me and my two sons and I’m buying…

Tua Tagovailoa threw a 41-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith to give No. 4 Alabama a 26-23 overtime victory against No. 3 Georgia to win the College Football Playoff national championship Monday night. Tagovailoa entered the game at halftime, replacing a struggling Jalen Hurts, and threw three touchdown passes, including the game-ender to give the Crimson Tide its fifth national championship…

It will be teacher versus student in Monday's night's College Football Playoff National Championship Game

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Posted: Jan 7, 2018 8:08 PM CDT

Updated: Jan 8, 2018 3:35 PM CDT

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1/1IMG_0306 Show Caption Hide Caption Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart served as defensive coordinator for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide for ten years. But, can the protégé beat his former boss? Fans say it’s a match-up made in football heaven. Alabama coach Nick Saban will try for a record-tying sixth National Championship. “I just like his personality,…

Critics say the All-SEC match-up is a call to overhaul the College Football Playoffs

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Posted: Jan 6, 2018 6:50 PM CDT

Updated: Jan 8, 2018 3:32 PM CDT

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1/1IMG_0303 Show Caption Hide Caption This year’s college football National Championship Game is football heaven for SEC fans. Monday night millions will watch the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs battle on the gridiron. That power, Auburn fan Michael Broadway says, is found in strength of schedule. “I think every week is sort of a playoff game, you know…

Three brothers from Louisiana pulled a fast one on a man they say sold them fake tickets to root for Alabama during the national championship game against Clemson in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Times reports Joseph Steven Escalera agreed to meet a fan seeking a ticket to Monday night’s game hours before kickoff. As they began the transaction, the customer’s…

We get some final thoughts from coaches, players and fans on the national championship game.

All the hype for the national championship game is almost over. It’s now time for Alabama and Clemson to see who’s best on the field. But before the big game, we talked to coaches, players and fans one last time to get their thoughts. Ben Bolton has the story from Glendale, Arizona. Categories: Alabama, News, News Video, Video Tags: alabama…